Joseph Whitehouse, journal commencing at River Dubois [i.e. Wood River, Ill.] ..., 1804 May 14-1805 Nov. 6.

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Joseph Whitehouse, journal commencing at River Dubois [i.e. Wood River, Ill.] ..., 1804 May 14-1805 Nov. 6.

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The most significant transcontinental journey in U.S. history, the Lewis and Clark Expedition was not only recorded in the journals and observations of the two captains, but also by four other members of the party.

1 v. (287 p.) ; 21 cm.

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Joseph Whitehouse was born in Fairfax County, Va. around 1775 and moved with his family to Kentucky in 1784. Whitehouse enlisted in the U.S. army as a private in 1798 for a standard five-year term. He reenlisted in 1803 and later that year was transferred to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. While on this historic expedition, Whitehouse kept a fairly detailed journal from May 14, 1804 to April 2, 1806. After the expedition's successful return to St. Louis, Whitehouse was d...